Sims 4 does not recognize my RTX 3050 Laptop GPU (unrecognized GPU)
Hello,
I'm having an issue where The Sims 4 does not recognize my dedicated GPU (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU 6GB). It shows as an unrecognized GPU in-game, and performance is significantly worse than before.
Here’s some background:
- My system used to run the game just fine with the RTX 3050 recognized correctly.
- After not playing for around a month, I reinstalled the game and now it no longer detects my GPU.
- In Device Manager, my GPU is listed under Display Adapters and says “This device is working properly.”
- I checked the "ConfigOverride" folder, and there's no `DeviceConfig.log`. I manually added a `GraphicsCards.sgr` with the line for 25EC (my GPU's PCI ID), but it didn’t fix the problem.
What I’ve tried:
- Clean reinstall of The Sims 4 via EA App
- Installed the latest NVIDIA drivers (clean install)
- Set the game to use High Performance GPU via NVIDIA Control Panel
- Tried both windowed and fullscreen mode
- Removed all mods and ran game vanilla
My specs:
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU 6GB (PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_25EC)
- CPU: Intel i5 12th Gen
- RAM: 12 GB
- OS: Windows 11
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
